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The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport has started the tendering process to build the remaining 544-km portion of the 1,792-km Postal Highway after the Finance Ministry agreed in principle to release the required funds.

A committee formed by the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport to look into the bridge projects contracted by Pappu Construction has found that the company is building four bridges by violating the approved designs.

The ongoing government crackdown on non-performing and under-performing contractors is the sole doing of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) and other ministries have no part in it, a senior official at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) said.

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